Portable App Development

I've been thinking about releasing a portable package for MySQL Workbench, but I'm concerned on licensing. While the community edition is GPL, I'm unsure if there would be a problem with the 'MySQL' name and the fact that Oracle owns it. Any thoughts?

Well, 2 actually...

For starters, it's creating a file in "...\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\RANDOMFOLDERNAME\isd2update[1].upt," and judging by the filename is pretty traceable.

Also, I was looking through the options, and studying them more carefully, and it seems to me that a little ignorance on the user's part can make the app less portable (running on startup, of course, but also allowing the user to set boottime defrag, and allowing the user to shut down the computer automatically when defragmenting is over...)

I'm wondering if it's possible to create a launcher for an app with multiple executables, similar to OpenOffice.org, but using the PortableApps.com Launcher?

The appinfo.ini file has support for multiple executables, but where is the counterpart in the launcher.ini? Is there one? Or does this have to be done with Custom code?

I'm not sure how widespread this issue may be, so I thought I would just throw the idea/issue out there and see whether anyone thinks it is worth spending time on.

Basically the problem is that Java apps will break if they require Java 7 but jPortable 6 is installed, even when a local install of Java 7 exists.

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Category: Utilities
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OK, I'm trying to do an old version of Serv-U FTP server. ServU6Portable.ini is set to write the paths to the serv-u ini. Something like:

[FileWrite3]
File=%PAL:AppDir%\ServU6Portable\ServUDaemon.ini
Type=ConfigWrite
Entry=Access1=
Value=%PAL:DataDir%\FTP|RL

and it works fine normally, but if I compress the whole package as an SFX Rar set to execute the PA launcher, the paths get written with DOS names, like:

Access1=C:\DOCUME~1\user\LOCALS~1\Temp\RarSFX0\Data\FTP|RL

and this causes access to be stopped.

Hi everyone, i have a question about the use of the compactor app...
I often use it with my apps, but i was wondering what happens when a compacted applications gets an update from te portableapps site...

Do the "compression" get lost?
I think this cause the "update" (if i'm not wrong) it's a new installation over the old one, so probably the new files will be uncompressed.
Am i wrong?

Hi.

Is it possible to create a RAM Disc for portable apps so the Apps are loaded and kept in this disc?

I'd like to point to a portable version of Opera:
Google search: "Kejut Opera"

This version creates a Ram disc, and runs from there.
After closing the files are stored on the USB Stick again.

I find this much easier to work with and:
This Ram disc does not need Admin Rights.

I'm trying to make EarMaster school portable. But I don't know how to setting for registry in the 'applaunch.ini' file. I have already read manual and some tutorial but it seems useless for me. Any one please give me some guides! Thanks all. Here is the registry change:
http://nl7.upanh.com/b6.s27.d1/286debcddbbb9c229769eedc71022ab8_43757417...

Hi to all,
I try to compile Open MPI with cygwin after non successes with mingw,
I download cygwin with cmake (it not with default download).
and i try to compile openmpi with it.
i configure (with windows variable) that i can use cmake (and other linux command of cygwin) with cmd.
I open cmd i push this command:
C:\cygwin>cmake openmpi-1.4.5

and it give me an error.

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:17 (MESSAGE):
Only support Windows. Aborting.

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
CMake Error: Unable to open cache file for save. //CMakeCache.txt